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a hand held steel won't actually grid away any metal, it is used to straighten the edge and remove any feathering caused by sharpening. A steel should be as smooth as possible - almost glass like.
If the knife is propper blunt you'll need something to grind a new edge on it, like the whet stone in the vid above.